Embedded Computing Design

Vicor Power Systems? VITA 62-compliant power supplies are designed for 3U Open VPX systems.

QuantumDrive signed an exclusive license with Face International to use Face?s Evercell thermal energy harvesting devices in self-powered quartz watches.

Diodes Incorporated announced the AP7345D family of dual low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulators, with a high-power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) and low quiescent current.

AVX extended its TACmicrochip Series with the lowest-profile 3216-footprint tantalum capacitor currently available on the market.

Efficient Power Conversion introduced the EPC2053 (3.8 m?, 100 V) eGaN FET, which joins the EPC2045 (7 m?, 100 V), EPC2052 (13.5 m?, 100 V) and EPC2051 (25 m?, 100 V).

The power industry is being manifested in things from advanced materials like wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, to newer, software-oriented power electronic topologies.

A chipset from STMicroelectronics lets users build Powered Devices (PDs) compliant with the IEEE 802.3bt Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) specification.

Renesas Electronics announced two reference designs to serve USB Power Delivery (PD3.0) and USB-C battery charging applications.

Electrocomponent has launched OKdo, a global technology business to focus on single board computing (SBC) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

Wolfspeed introduced their 5th-gen 1700V SiC Schottky diode (C5D), optimized for renewable energy, industrial power, and electric vehicle charging applications.

Plessey has developed a 2D planar gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) process to emit Green light without the need for color conversion.

BayPAT announced that it has signed an agreement with E.ON Energy Projects regarding a technology improving the efficiency and flexibility of combined-cycle power plants with cogeneration.

Cosel released a 200W, open-frame, configurable AC/DC power supply with triple outputs tailored for robotic controllers and factory automation.

One novel means of energy harvesting is quantum-tunneling-based thermal technology, Evercell. It is a passive-structure, semiconductor-based system that exploits principles of quantum physics.

Infineon Technologies? CIPOS Micro IM231 family of 600V-rated intelligent power modules (IPM) features the motor drive TRENCHSTOP6 IGBT.

Diodes Incorporated announced the availability of the AL5816Q automotive-compliant linear LED controller for automotive lighting.

UnitedSiC released a range of SiC JFET die, suitable for co-packaging with a controller IC with built in low voltage MOSFET to fabricate an extremely fast, cascode-based, 20-100 W Flyback product.

A strong turnout signals a shift in perception of power electronics from necessary evil to value-added systems enabler. And new advances are sparking a new generation of energy management.

With a lower ESL than two-terminal devices, the caps can reduce impedance in the high-frequency range and contribute to the stable operation of ICs driven at high speed.

CUI's Power Group's latest AC-DC power filters, the EMC?20 and EMC?30 offer 20dB and 30dB of ac-line noise filtering at 150 kHz to 1 GHz, respectively.